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A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分，共30分）
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1. Posted by: Monica, Canada December 24 10:41
Black bread with honey-A friend of mine stayed in a hotel in India and manager gave this to her for stomachache. It really works. Just take a piece of bread and toast it until it’s black. Then put honey on the bread and eat it. It doesn’t look good, but it can really help. So if you get a stomachache , try this remedy.
2. Posted by: Norma, USA December 24 9:25
An onion-If you get a high temperature, use an onion. It sounds strange but it helps. Cut one large onion in half and tie the half an onion to the bottom of each of your feet. You shouldn’t wear socks of course! I use this on my kids and it works every time. The remedy came from a relative.
3. Posted by: Hell, Australia December 23 18:03
A wet tea bag-Here is my tip for toothache. You should put a wet tea bag on the sore tooth. I always have a wet tea bag in the fridge so it’s there when I need it.
4. Posted by: Lameed, England December 23 16:15
Salt water-When I was a child, I got a lot of headaches and my grandmother always did this for me. Put a few drops of warm salt water in your ears. Don’t use really hot water. Do this three or four times for both ears. Then lie down and close your eyes for about ten minutes.
61. The topic of the postings is ______
A. school problems B. home remedies C. food and drink D. outdoor sports
62. ______ gave a tip for toothache.
A. Hell from Australia B. Norma’s kids
C. A friend of Monica’s D. Lameed’s grandmother
63. According to the postings, you can _____ if you have a headache.
A. tie half an onion to your feet B. put a wet tea bag on your head
C. eat a piece of bread with honey D. drop warm salt water in your ears
B
Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
64. We usually have to accept ___ if we want to be successful.
A. love B. failure C. sadness D. hope
65. What does the underlined word “despair” mean?
A. Upset B. Pity C. Sorry D. Hopelessness
66. What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
A. When choosing between “today’ and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow.
B. If you work hard today, you will have a better life in the future.
C. What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.
D. The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow.
67. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage people to love each other.
B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness.
C. To give readers some information about life.
D. To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream.
